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OT: Open source voting machines and other gizmos (was Re: Comcast and SORBS)



On Tue, Nov 23, 2004 at 09:17:00PM -0500, dan at geer.org wrote:
> >   It saddens me that anyone could think requiring
> >   identification for any commonplace daily activity
> >   is a good idea...
> 
> It depends on whether you want freedom (default permit)
> or safety (default deny).  

Indeed...  But I believe that measures taken to improve safety often
reduce freedom, but rarely result in any real gain in safety.  So I'll
be happy to keep my freedom.  Except that the masses won't let me.

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